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How could the Modern Periodic Table remove various anomalies of Mendeléev’s Periodic Table?

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When the elements are arranged according to their atomic numbers on the basis of modern periodic law, then all the anomalies (or defects) of Mendeleev's classification disappear. This is discussed below:
(i) Explanation for the Position of Isotopes: All the isotopes of an element have the same number of protons, so their atomic number is also the same. Since all the isotopes of an element have the same atomic number, they can be put at one place in the same group of the periodic table. For example both the isotopes of chlorine `Cl-35` and `Cl-37` have the same atomic number of 17 so both of then can be put at one place in the same group of the periodic table.
(ii) Explanation for the Position of Cobalt and Nickel: The atomic number of cobalt is 27 and that of nickel is 28. Now, according to modern periodic law, the elements are arranged in the order of increasing atomic numbers. So, cobalt with lower atomic number (27) should come first and nickel with higher atomic number (28) should comet later, even if their atomic masses are in the wrong order.
(iii) Explanation for the Position of Hydrogen: Hydrogen elemnet has been placed at the top of group 1 above the alkali metals because the electronic configuration of hydrogen is similar to those of alkali metals. Both, hydrogen as well as alkali metals have 1 valence electron each.
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